Firefighter · Medford, OR
Firefighter in Medford: $587/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Medford at $63,130 a year. About 150 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $38,800 and the 90th is $101,460. Pay ranks 96th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,227/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $587 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Reno, about 220 miles away, at $1,897 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$587
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,130
$38,800 to $101,460
Rent (1 bd)
$1,227
$1,461 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
96th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $63,130.
- Taxes$1,279
- Rent$1,227
- Other living costs$2,168
- Left over$587
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,130
- Federal income tax
- −$5,537
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,829
- State income tax (OR)
- −$4,983
- Take-home pay
- $47,781
- Effective tax rate
- 24.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,227
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $594
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,395
Left over each month
$5,261 gross, minus $1,279 in tax and $3,395 in living costs.
$587
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Reno, $1,897/mo.
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Other jobs in Medford
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a firefighter make in Medford?
$63,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Medford?
$587 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,227, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Reno, about 220 miles away, leaves $1,897 a month, more than Medford.